Manchester City manager Josep Guardiola has said he is to blame for the club’s poor form.
City, who have won the Premier League title in six of the last seven times over the past four years, are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.
Sunday’s 2-0 win against Leicester was their second win in 14 games.
It was the worst result in a successful managerial career with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Guardiola, who has been with the club for nine seasons, said, “There were so many things that happened (in my appointment as manager), but I missed something, and that’s something I haven’t done well.”
“At the end of the day, it’s an incredible responsibility for a coach to lose so many games. I had what the team needed and was confident in, but I just couldn’t do it.
“The first thing that’s being asked is me, not the players. They naturally slow down a little bit and that’s normal. It happened a little bit last season.”
City have had a slow start in previous seasons, losing more than six points to the leaders in each of the previous four seasons they have won the title, but this has never been this bad.
“If we had consistency (of results), we could have found it. That’s why we’re in this position,” Guardiola said.
“I’m blaming[myself]. I’m not saying, ‘Oh, how great Pep is.’ That’s the truth. I’m leading that group of players and they I couldn’t lift it. This is the reality.”
City have suffered a number of injuries this season, including to Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri, something Guardiola has repeatedly stressed.
“We were the only unbeaten team in Europe (until October 30) and were at the top of the league, but soon we fell down due to injuries. We have talked a lot,” he said. spoke.
“But I still should have found a way to get a better result.”
The champions host West Ham on Saturday at 3pm GMT.
